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Magdalena Moskowitz papers

Document | Accession Number: 2002.482.2

Consists of documents, correspondence, and photographs related to the Holocaust-era experiences of Magdalena Eisler Moskowitz, who immigrated to the United States in 1937, and her family in Mukacevo, Hungary (Mukachevo, Ukraine). Includes documents, family photographs, and correspondence between Magdalena and her family in Mukacevo. Also included in the collection are two large albums with pasted parchment from tefillin and mezuzot scrolls.

Date
inclusive:  1930-1956
Language
Russian
Hungarian
Hebrew
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Scrapbooks.
Extent
3 folders
2 oversize boxes
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sondra M. Tuckfelt

About This Document

Document Creator
Magdalena Moskowitz
Biography
Magdalena Moskowitz (née Eisler, 1918-2013) was born in Mukacevo, Hungary (Mukachevo, Ukraine) to Mor Eisler (d. 1945) and Margit Zelmanovitch (b. 1879). She was one of 16 children, and her siblings were: Rachel (1886-1945), Joseph (1888-1944), Sarah (1890-1944), Sandor (1892-1952), Giza (1894-1944), Chana (1896-1985), Chaim (1896-1896), Yanos (1899-1979), Yolan (1902-1970), Leah (1907-1926), Bela (1910-1944), Hermina (1912-1945), Ernst (1916-2002), Feige, and Jeanette. Magdalena immigrated to the United States in 1937. She married Paul Moskowitz (1911-1985) in 1939. Many members of the Eisler family, including Magdelena's parents and siblings Bela, Hermina, Giza, Sarah, Joseph, and Rachel perished during the Holocaust.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as a single series.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Sondra Tuckfelt in 1991 and 2007. Sondra Tuckfelt is the daughter of Magdalena Moskowitz. This collection incorporates the collections previously accessioned as 2002.482 and 2007.167.
Related Materials
Legacy Accession Number: 2002.482
Legacy Accession Number: 2007.167
Primary Number
2002.482.2

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use
Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

 
Record last modified: 2023-03-30 15:12:18
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